Wrenger Jennifer, Berger Bettina, Martin David D, Jenetzky Ekkehart
Institute for Integrative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany.
Department of Paediatrics, University Children's Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Front Public Health. 2024 Nov 22;12:1481942. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1481942. eCollection 2024.
Today, accessing information on health issues is easier than ever. However, the flood of information can make decision-making difficult. Information can influence the intention for an action, yet the action often remains unpredictable. It is unclear if there is a relationship between the intention behavior gap and the wish for medical advice in parents of newborns as they have to deal with a number of vaccinations more than any other group of people. According to survey data, vaccine-hesitant people have less interest in vaccine advice.
This study aimed to validate and elaborate this finding in a specific population and in a prospective observational manner. This study protocol was registered: https://drks.de/search/en/trial/DRKS00030716, DRKS00030716. The specific objectives include a primary endpoint focused on the wish for advice among hesitant and non-hesitant parents. Secondary endpoints involve comparing parents in terms of their respective information needs, which will be assessed based on: (a) vaccination attitudes at 6 weeks, (b) actual action taken at 12 weeks, and (c) the consistency of their attitudes and decisions. Parents of infants up to 6-week-old will be recruited and asked before the first recommended vaccination period and thereafter when the infant is 12 weeks old. Participants will receive an online questionnaire focusing on the information and advice they would like to receive and have received. Vaccination attitudes will be assessed using the C7C questionnaire at 6 weeks and the actual action of taking the first vaccine at 12 weeks.
INFORMed will provide data on information needs and wishes of young parents depending on their attitude toward vaccination. Based on the results, health literacy in parents can be improved and information strategies can be adapted.
如今，获取健康问题信息比以往任何时候都更容易。然而，信息泛滥可能会使决策变得困难。信息可以影响行动意图，但行动往往仍然不可预测。对于新生儿父母来说，由于他们要应对比其他任何人群都多的一系列疫苗接种，目前尚不清楚意图行为差距与寻求医疗建议的意愿之间是否存在关联。根据调查数据，对疫苗持犹豫态度的人对疫苗建议的兴趣较低。
本研究旨在以前瞻性观察的方式在特定人群中验证并详细阐述这一发现。本研究方案已注册：https://drks.de/search/en/trial/DRKS00030716，DRKS00030716。具体目标包括一个主要终点，重点关注犹豫和不犹豫的父母寻求建议的意愿。次要终点包括比较父母各自的信息需求，这将基于以下方面进行评估：（a）6周时的疫苗接种态度，（b）12周时实际采取的行动，以及（c）他们态度和决策的一致性。将招募6周龄及以下婴儿的父母，并在首次推荐接种期之前以及婴儿12周大时进行询问。参与者将收到一份在线问卷，重点关注他们希望获得和已经获得过的信息及建议。将在6周时使用C7C问卷评估疫苗接种态度，并在12周时评估首次接种疫苗的实际行动。
INFORMed研究将根据年轻父母对疫苗接种的态度提供有关其信息需求和愿望的数据。基于这些结果，可以提高父母的健康素养，并调整信息策略。
